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The Opportunity To Become A Weather Spotter Is Coming To Your Area Very Soon!

Posted on: May 05, 2008

WHAT:
An informative session about weather spotting which includes the proper training needed to become an official NWS spotter. Training includes definitions and climatology of severe weather, cloud and storm recognition, storm hazards and safety tips, weather reporting procedures, and a review of past severe weather events.

WHEN:
Thursday, May 22, 2008
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

WHERE:
Rigby, Idaho – Library Community Center Conference Room. Corner of Main and State Streets

WHO:
Mr. John Keyes, Pocatello National Weather Service – Spotter Coordinator

Background Information:
Across eastern Idaho, over 700 volunteer weather spotters and cooperative observers have provided valuable weather reports which are fundamental in helping the NWS to protect life and property. Forecasts are often based on observer data, and warnings for severe weather have been issued based on timely, reliable information received from our trained volunteer spotters.

Everyone is invited to this training session. If you are a current weather spotter, firefighter, law enforcement specialist, land management employee, emergency services technician, transportation operator, outdoor recreationalist, or just purely a weather enthusiast, this training workshop is for you.

For more information about the NWS spotter program, please see http://www.skywarn.org/ or our national severe weather awareness Web page at http://weather.gov/om/severeweather/index.shtml

Please bring a friend or other interested weather enthusiasts.